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Snow Block
| Transparent |
No |
|---|---|
| Luminance |
0 |
| Blast resistance |
1 |
| Tool | |
| Renewable |
Yes |
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| Flammable |
No |
| Drops |
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| Data value |
dec: 80 hex: 50 bin: 1010000 |
| Namespaced ID |
See § Data values |
This article is about the full block. For the thin layer, see Snow. For the weather condition, see Snowfall. For the projectile, see Snowball.
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| — Duncan Geere[1] |
A snow block[a] is a full-sized block of snow.
Contents
Obtaining[edit]
When broken with a shovel, snow blocks drop snowballs. If mined with a Silk Touch enchanted shovel, snow blocks drop themselves.
| Block | Snow Block | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 0.2 | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time[note 1] | ||
| Hand | 1 | |
| Wooden | 0.2 | |
| Stone | 0.1 | |
| Iron | 0.05 | |
| Diamond | 0.05 | |
| Golden | 0.05 | |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools in seconds. For more information, see Haste § Instant mining.
Unlike snow layers, snow blocks will not melt from higher levels of light under normal circumstances, nor get destroyed by water.
Natural generation[edit]
Snow blocks generate on the ground in the ice spikes and frozen ocean biomes, and they form the walls of igloos and some snowy tundra village houses.
Snow blocks can be found in 34.5% of snowy village house chests in stacks of 1.
Crafting[edit]
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Snowball |
Usage[edit]
Snow Golems[edit]
Snow blocks are also used to make snow golems by putting 2 snow blocks on top of another and a carved pumpkin on the top as the head. Note that the carved pumpkin has to be placed last for this to work. This can be done sideways and upside-down, as well.
Crafting ingredient[edit]
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Snow | Snow Block |
Data values[edit]
ID[edit]
| Block | Namespaced ID |
|---|---|
| Snow Block | snow_block
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| Block | Namespaced ID | Numeric ID |
|---|---|---|
| Snow | snow
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80 |
History[edit]
| Java Edition Alpha | |||||
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| v1.0.5 |  Added snow blocks. | ||||
| v1.0.5_01 | A shovel is now required to obtain snowballs. | ||||
| Snow blocks on top of top snow cover no longer looks unusual. | |||||
| v1.0.6 | Snow blocks now only take 4 snowballs to craft instead of 9. | ||||
| Destroying snow blocks now yielded 4-6 snowballs, allowing for infinite amounts of snow blocks and snowballs as snow blocks only take 4 snowballs to make. | |||||
| v1.1.1 | Infinite snowball glitch fixed; solid snow blocks now only drop four snowballs. | ||||
| Java Edition Beta | |||||
| 1.8 | ? | Snow no longer generates in cold biomes. | |||
| Java Edition | |||||
| ? | Snow now generates in cold biomes again. | ||||
| 1.3.1 | 12w22a | Inventory sprites for blocks were flipped from left to right, changing to . | |||
| 1.4.2 | 12w38a | Snow was given a new block breaking sound. | |||
| 1.5 | 13w05a | Crafting recipe for snow cover was added. | |||
| 1.9 | 15w43a | Snow will now generate as part of igloos. | |||
| 1.12 | 17w15a | Snow can now be placed correctly on upside-down stairs. | |||
| 1.13 | 17w47a | The ID has been changed from snow to snow_block.
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| Renamed to Snow Block. | |||||
| Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 80. | |||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | Changed the texture of snow blocks. | |||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| 0.1.0 | Added snow blocks. | ||||
| 0.9.0 | build 1 | Snow blocks will now generate naturally in ice spike biomes. | |||
| 0.12.1 | build 1 | Snow is now renewable, and can be used to create golems. | |||
| Pocket Edition | |||||
| 1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | Snow blocks will now generate as part of igloos. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.4.0 | beta 1.2.14.2 | Snow blocks will now generate naturally in icebergs. | |||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | Changed the texture of snow blocks.
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| Snow blocks now generate in snowy tundra villages. | |||||
| 1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.1 | Snow blocks can be found in snowy tundra village house chests. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | Added snow blocks. | |
| PlayStation 4 Edition | |||||
| 1.90 | Changed the texture of snow blocks. | ||||
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Snow Block" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[edit]
- Snow may still fall on top of snow blocks, making them look taller than they actually are.
- When a snow block is on grass, the grass block changes to a different "snowy" texture as if a snow layer is on it.
- However, since snow is not transparent to light, the grass will change to dirt shortly after.
- A texture known as "fluff.png" exists in files from the survival tests onward, that resembles snow. However, this was before snow was added, so this texture went unused.
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ Known as Snow Block in Java Edition and Snow in Bedrock and Legacy Console editions.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Block of the Week: Snow" – Minecraft.net, May 19, 2017
